CVE-2026-88888

Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the Mix manager when processing private dependencies with unescaped organization parameters. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters through malicious package names to execute arbitrary commands as the Renovate user in binarySource=docker mode.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-v85g-rq5w-c46q
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-44.14.7-command-injection-via-mix-organization

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-09-10 14:17

Updated : 2026-09-10 15:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-88888

Mitre link : CVE-2026-88888

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-88888

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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